Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. As I press the pedal to the floor at 80 miles-per-hour, I munch Cheetos puffs (one of my favorites) and think about the session I just finished. 90, then 80, followed by 76. The highway rolls ahead of me. There are endless mile markers.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 16, 2018

Supply chains have always been at risk from natural disasters, labor disputes, manmade disasters, and the like. Yet, Bain & Company partners, Peter Hanbury and David Schannon, write, “Supply chains are suddenly under threat.”[2] Five years ago, it ranked just 15th.” Identifying risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Amazon says its prepared for supply chain snarls for holiday season. As the holiday season approaches there are many concerns about the global supply chain. Customers also have additional time to change orders once they’ve been placed. Who doesn’t remember their first phone? Gopuff arrives in New York.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania. What are some of the main supply chain factors that are fueling this reshoring trend? The short clip below highlights Kevin’s response.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 16, 2023

In this episode of the Supplier Experience Live Podcast, we head to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to speak with Anand Singh , who is VP of Integrated Supply Chain at Sword Health.  Anand started working in Procurement and Supply Chain at an early age in his family business. The impact of Industry 4.0

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ThroughPut

MARCH 3, 2020

Some are concerned about a pandemic, others about the deceleration of the global supply chain and its effect on their bottom lines, and yet others about their employees, customers and families. It felt like Black Friday, with one Walgreens receptionist there telling me that the last time a shipment came in was several weeks back.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 24, 2020

The late Randolph “Randy” Frederick Pausch was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He then co-authored a book called The Last Lecture on the same theme, which became a New York Times best-seller.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Her career with Wegmans all started with gourmet foods and cheeses and today, she is the vice president of supply chain. Pam and family enjoying time together! My last assignment in HR was a promotion to HR manager for the distribution and supply chain area. SCN: What was your first job (ever)?

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

When you go about your daily supply chain tasks, you likely aren’t paying much attention to the barcode on your items. However, the need to quickly move customers through the purchasing process is not unique to today’s times. Here are just a few ways barcoding helps companies handle the Holiday rush in today’s climate.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 26, 2014

They recently calculated that North Dakota just topped an average output of 1 million barrels of oil per day. There are similar scenarios playing out in Texas and Pennsylvania as well. So why does this matter for supply chain professionals? And it has all happened incredibly quickly. average.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. You just have to be shameless enough to stand in line with the thing you killed.” HOW WE GOT HERE For a long time, a shocking percentage of online returns were simply junked. Petco takes back dead fish,” Demer said.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Her career with Wegmans all started with gourmet foods and cheeses and today, she is the vice president of supply chain. Pam and family enjoying time together! My last assignment in HR was a promotion to HR manager for the distribution and supply chain area. SCN: What was your first job (ever)?

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

But here, we’ll be talking about supply chain digital twins. A supply chain digital twin is a complete model of your supply chain that allows you to run what-if scenarios and determine the most efficient use of resources for fulfilling demand. Get the insights you need.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This form of CBD might be best suited for people who are using CBD for the first time or would like to try CBD without ingesting THC. CBD products come in many forms, such as supplements, beverages, skincare, pet care, and more, so it has also become a popular product among ecommerce sellers. Types of CBD CBD is available in various forms.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We took a long time before deciding between these forecasting and purchasing solutions because of the impact it would have on our operations and bottom line. Just in our first week of training, we saw how intuitive and user-friendly the interface is. This will improve both profit margins and daily efficiency for buyers.”.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2014

The meeting was opened up by the CEO of the company, who shared his thoughts with the suppliers on some of the issues facing everyone in the oil and gas supply chain in Canada and the US. You’ve probably heard about the Marcellus and Utica shale plays in nearby Pennsylvania and Ohio. We’re also seeing growth from the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. It wasn’t just about freight.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

It has radically transformed supply chains, fundamentally changed domestic and international economies across the world, and changed societies in the process – all the while driving trillions dollars in annual trade. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. The History of the Shipping Container.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, some companies just instinctively followed the corporate crowd toward outsourcing. And, some companies just instinctively followed the corporate crowd toward outsourcing. This is the first post in a two part series on our update on Reshoring. Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015. a move known as reshoring.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Operational bottlenecks in the form of downtime, production quality issues, and process delays can emerge anywhere, at anytime, along your supply chain, creating an irreparable dent to your revenue streams. According to McKinsey, Supply Chain Management is in the top three areas to benefit most from AI adoption.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Volume is climbing more steadily and is down just 6-7% year-over-year, which is up from last week’s levels. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Regional Logistics Market Updates. Midwest Logistics.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 14, 2019

ThroughPut was a math problem that worked in the real-world, and it worked all the time. When given the opportunity to scale my bottleneck elimination skills sets to the geomarket production management-level by running districts, I realized I was just doing more of the same, but with additional resources and more unknowns.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2015

After four years in global logistics he was posted to Amsterdam in 2012 as senior vice president, Supply Chain Operations, EMEA. After four years in global logistics he was posted to Amsterdam in 2012 as senior vice president, Supply Chain Operations, EMEA. How did previous experience land you in the supply chain? “At

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ThroughPut

JUNE 14, 2019

I felt there would be a time and place to reveal it all, at a scale that would not dilute the message. I had the team review it several times, and was convinced this was the moment. Maybe the content was too daring, bold, and just not media-friendly. Why was no one else looking at bottlenecks this way, all the time?

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

At the same time, the report indicates an average of 42 percent of total logistics expenditures being spent on outsourcing, the same as last year’s study. However just 68 percent of shippers judge their 3PLs as. significant further contributions to supply chain success. world such as the Middle East and Australia.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Operational bottlenecks in the form of downtime, production quality issues, and process delays can emerge anywhere, at anytime, along your supply chain, creating an irreparable dent to your revenue streams. According to McKinsey, Supply Chain Management is in the top three areas to benefit most from AI adoption.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 10, 2015

These executives provided an overview of the incredible growth in the natural gas pipeline structure that is being driven by the massive shale gas reserves in North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Ohio that are driving the need for gas and LNG distribution lines. What are the opportunities in the sourcing process to improve planning?

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ShipBob

JANUARY 10, 2020

You have less time to spend on strategy since your focus goes to logistics. It can be inefficient (from renting space to reordering packaging supplies). Transit times are typically very long and customers become frustrated with waiting. Shipping on WordPress: your top 3 options. You have to store your inventory yourself (e.g.,

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 26, 2019

The world is changing at such a frantic pace some people would like to call a time out. ”[1] He insists change is occurring in the supply chain as fast as it is in other areas. Payson Johnston ( @PaysonJ ), CEO & Co-Founder of Crowdz, writes, “Supply-chain management cannot be done in isolation.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. Knowing these timelines is crucial to supply chain planning. You may need to pay more to attract capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

The Bruins were coming off a historic season with an NHL all-time best 65 wins and 135 points. At the same time, the Celtics finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. The team was so dominant that the Carolina Hurricanes, who finished with the league’s second-best record, were a full 13 wins and 22 points behind.

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Oracle SCM

JUNE 7, 2017

Some say a supply chain is only as good as its data, but that’s only half true. If the people who need it to make timely decisions can’t get to it, the best data in the world won’t help. more likely to bring new product introductions to market more effectively in time, volume, and quality.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Jen Cunningham shares how one of her biggest risks became a chance to be heard for the first time in her career. She also loves to constantly be learning which just so happens to dovetail well into her role in education services at Blue Yonder! If I can just be enjoying and laughing all the time, it would make my life complete.

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